About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
5461
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52117
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
719th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-05-29
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Wiener Neustadt
The place where the bomber crashed.
Frankenfels
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°11'N, 15°05'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Ypps/Donau
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
09:57
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bolden, Russell H. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Caldwell, Floyd B. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Cooley, Edward S. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Fergus, George T. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Fox, Harold S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Kervin, James R. M. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Littlejohn, George F. T/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Robinson, Foss H. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Truemper, Joe B. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Walker, Donald S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd

How to cite

DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00227.html)